Posts by SD-983S

Quote:Originally Posted by qhn Take some pics would ya? A collection of bad jacks is always cool in the forum. Have fun tinkering.cheers ... Sorry no pic, seen this reply much to late

Got the motherboard out and the input jack was cracked, so is a easy fix once the part arrives. At 50 years old the magnifying glass is mandatory LOL.. SD Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Good luck - use a...

That's what I'll do.. Thanks. SD Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Does not hurt to open the notebook up and visually check the area. cheers ...

My daughter just informed me that's she's tripped into the powerline on multiple occasions. Maybe it's the power jack she's damaged? that appears a common problem. I have the service manual and can remove the MB and repair if that's a...

This laptop would not start. I borrowed a friends battery and the laptop worked so I bought a new battery and everything worked fine. What I didn't realize was that the new battery wasn't charging, and the laptop won't run off AC, I...

That's a good idea, I'll try that before I order a new one.. Thanks SD

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Try not to put any pressures on the palm rest while typing and see. cheers ... I've tried that, doesn't seem to make a difference. SD

What's happening is that when I hit certain keys while typing the cursor will jump to an entirely different position. It appears to happen with certain keys but is sporadic. I don't believe it's software related because if I boot from...

Thanks Andara, but my FS is DDR not DDR2. I'm afraid that that ram is not compatible but thanks anyway.. SD Quote: Originally Posted by andara_one yo man i have the fs840 and i am going to do the same thing and...